GENERAL WIRELESS
Brighthand Reviews the SanDisk SD Wi-Fi Card
This review starts with the pronouncement: Two things are certain: everything's getting smaller and everything's going wireless. I would claim that the optimal handheld can't be as small as the typical smartphone form factor, but the wireless phenomenon is certainly accelerating.
Steven Bush reports on performance: The SanDisk SD Wi-Fi Card maintained a strong signal up to 100 feet away from the access point. I tested it and a Symbol Wireless Networker CompactFlash card in an HP iPAQ h2210 Pocket PC and experienced about 20% less signal strength in the SD card than the CF card. Battery drain was not tested at this time, but is major consideration.
The release of this SDIO card for the Pocket PC is slated for August 1 (a combination wi-fi/256MB flash memory card is anticipated in December). Support for Palm 4.1 may arrive in October, and for 5.x in December. The Treo 600 will have a SDIO slot according to reports.
TreoCentral Reports on Release of Treo 600 SDK
Their article gives a look into the possibilities for expanding the utility of the soon to be released Treo 600.
"A significant part of delivering the best possible smartphone to customers is enabling third-party solutions to run seamlessly on Treo," said Calin Pacurariu, director of developer solutions for Handspring, Inc.
One of the tools presented is the Treo 600 Simulator - a Palm OS 5.0 Simulator bundled with the Treo 600 ROM file. The simulator and developer kit is available for free at www.handspring.com/developers.
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